A Nightmare on Elm Street

Why you should give a reboot of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" a chance: Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Kreuger. "There is nothing scarier than Jackie in full make up walking around the set at 3 am," said the movie's director Samuel Bayer. (Why you should still be cautious: It comes from the...

Why you should give a reboot of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" a chance: Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Kreuger. "There is nothing scarier than Jackie in full make up walking around the set at 3 am," said the movie's director Samuel Bayer. (Why you should still be cautious: It comes from the... (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

Why you should give a reboot of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" a chance: Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Kreuger. "There is nothing scarier than Jackie in full make up walking around the set at 3 am," said the movie's director Samuel Bayer. (Why you should still be cautious: It comes from the...Michael Buckner / Getty Images